These out-of-place artifacts, or OOPArts, are surprising for their place and time — but there's an explanation behind each ...

The discovery of the settlements over the years has led to a new understanding of the Asia Minor and Anatolia regions.

Across caves, jungles, and deserts, archaeologists are piecing together traces of societies that slipped from written history yet left unmistakable fingerprints in stone, bone, and buried ritual.

Throughout history, there have been numerous cities that have been washed away due to natural disasters or changing landscapes. And although these cities do not exist it anymore, they've nonetheless ...

One of history's biggest questions is: "How does an entire civilization disappear?" One can comprehend how an object or even a city is lost, buried, or destroyed, but an entire group or nation of ...

Flat-topped skulls have previously been unearthed in and around territory associated with the Mayans, who never established a ...

Researchers have uncovered extensive pre-Hispanic settlements hidden beneath the waters and vegetation of Bolivia's Great Tectonic Lakes. Using advanced LiDAR technology and collaborative fieldwork ...

Sum of the Arts is a periodic tabulation of numbers floating around the art world and beyond. In a special edition inspired by the recent discovery of a Mycenaean palace in Greece, we’re exploring the ...

The chance rediscovery of the ancient Chinese Sanxingdui civilization is legendary in and of itself. In 1929, an unsuspecting ...

New research suggests the Indus Valley Civilization was reshaped by centuries of river drought, migration, and climate stress ...